How to try OpenAI's GPT-5 for yourself today
UPDATE: Aug. 7, 2025, 3:30 p.m. EDT GPT-5 is now available to use. We've updated this story with additional information on the rollout.
The newest version of ChatGPT is here, and you can try it with very little effort.
Sam Altman and co. held an announcement livestream on Thursday to show off OpenAI's new foundational model, GPT-5. During that event, OpenAI announced that GPT-5 would be rolling out immediately to basically everyone, including free users. OpenAI also updated its website with a lot of information about the new model, and that page includes a "Try now" button that just takes you to the default ChatGPT starting page.
While OpenAI said that GPT-5 was launching immediately, not everyone got access right away. However, as of this writing, Mashable was able to access the new ChatGPT model.
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Is GPT-5 live yet?
OpenAI says GPT-5 is now live and free to use.
So, does that mean you can just start using GPT-5 right now? The answer is "sort of." Launches like this often happen in phases, so be patient if you're not yet seeing GPT-5.
Previously, ChatGPT users had the option to select which GPT model they wanted to use for their prompts. However, starting with GPT-5, ChatGPT will now automatically select the right model(s) needed to answer your prompt. That means it's a little harder than it would've been previously to just test out the new model on its own.
In my initial testing at 1:55 p.m. ET, I asked ChatGPT if it was using GPT-5 right now and was told that the model hadn't been released yet. So, it seems GPT-5 may take some time to roll out to all users.
Rest assured, GPT-5 is launching today. When it's available, the ChatGPT homepage should have a message introducing the new model, which reads: "Introducing GPT-5: ChatGPT now has our smartest, fastest, most useful model yet, with thinking built in - so you get the best answer, every time."
To start testing GPT-5 for yourself, visit ChatGPT.com and start entering prompts.
Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.
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Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last decade reviewing games, smartphones, headphones, and laptops, and he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. He is also a Pisces, a cat lover, and a Kansas City sports fan. Alex can be found on Bluesky at yelix.bsky.social.
